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president trump firing the fbi director james comey. our chief white house correspondent has the latest on this news. ?evin, what happened here he fired comey on the recommendation of attorney general jeff sessions, right? reporter: yes this is breaking is just coming out of 1600 pennsylvania avenue, where fbi director comey has been fired. president informing the fbi that he will no longer be leading the bureau. in the letter where he informed mr. comey of the firing, he says -- i want to read it to you. he says "while i greatly appreciate you informing me on three everett occasions -- separate occasions that i am not under investigation, i nevertheless concur with the department of justice that you are not able to effectively lead the bureau." clearly in the context of washington and the conversations that have been heard on capitol hill, all throughout this week, therding general flynn, president's former national security adviser, t this is all bubbling over quickly throughout washington. betty: indeed. james comey is now only the s
president trump firing the fbi director james comey. our chief white house correspondent has the latest on this news. ?evin, what happened here he fired comey on the recommendation of attorney general jeff sessions, right? reporter: yes this is breaking is just coming out of 1600 pennsylvania avenue, where fbi director comey has been fired. president informing the fbi that he will no longer be leading the bureau. in the letter where he informed mr. comey of the firing, he says -- i want to read...
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director james comey. joining me margaret talev of bloomberg news and phil rucker of "the washington post." >> the context in which we're looking at this comes just after director comey's most recent testimony before congress and several weeks after he did confirm publicly that there are active criminal investigations into possible collusion between trump associates from during the campaign time and the russians. >> rose: and we continue this evening with the chief technology officer of facebook mike schroepfer. >> a.i. is underpinning all these things and a.i. is being advanced because our computers are becoming faster and we're training on larger data sets. the science is advancing to quite a fastics tent, so we need smart computer scientists to build better algorithms. >> rose: and we conclude with sally bedell smith who's written a biography of prince charles. >> to me, he is such a fascinating combination of modern and traditional, and people in england find him confounding. they can't put him in a bo
director james comey. joining me margaret talev of bloomberg news and phil rucker of "the washington post." >> the context in which we're looking at this comes just after director comey's most recent testimony before congress and several weeks after he did confirm publicly that there are active criminal investigations into possible collusion between trump associates from during the campaign time and the russians. >> rose: and we continue this evening with the chief...
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charlie: we begin this evening with the fbi director james comey's testimony today before the senate judiciary committee. comey defended his decision to inform congress he was clintonng the hillary controversy before last november's election. concealed information, he said, would be the death of the fbi. he stood by his actions, comey said it made him mildly nauseous to think we would have had some impact on the election. he also answered questions about russia, wikileaks, and president trump's claim that the obama administration had wiretapped trump tower. my guest is a national security and federal law correspondent for "the new york times." let me begin with you, mike. tell me that headline out of the fbi director's testimony today. >> what comey said was if he could do it again, he would do it the same way he had, that he thinks he had no choice but to
charlie: we begin this evening with the fbi director james comey's testimony today before the senate judiciary committee. comey defended his decision to inform congress he was clintonng the hillary controversy before last november's election. concealed information, he said, would be the death of the fbi. he stood by his actions, comey said it made him mildly nauseous to think we would have had some impact on the election. he also answered questions about russia, wikileaks, and president trump's...
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director james comey earlier this week. trump began his morning with a series of tweets warning comey against leaking anything negative about him. president trump said to have -- he also threatened to cancel a future white house briefing. president trump said to have broadened his search for a new f.b.i. director given controversy over comey's dismissal and said to be considering an interim director tell you his nominee is confirmed. joining me from the white house is jonathan karl of abc news, ed rollins a republicans strategist and gillian tett, editor for the financial "times" jonathan has to leave in about ten minutes so we take advantage of his time when he's here. i begin with you, ed. what do you mange of all this? you've seen presidents, worked with president reagan. >> this particular president doesn't understand the impact he has every time he tweets something. we thought he'll get better when he gets in the white house. the two failures of the white house is a lack of a communication strategy and equally the pers
director james comey earlier this week. trump began his morning with a series of tweets warning comey against leaking anything negative about him. president trump said to have -- he also threatened to cancel a future white house briefing. president trump said to have broadened his search for a new f.b.i. director given controversy over comey's dismissal and said to be considering an interim director tell you his nominee is confirmed. joining me from the white house is jonathan karl of abc news,...
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it's difficult to account for what james comey did. a very good "the new york time" it's good for a pulitzer. she left her fate in the hands of the justice department and fbi. that is not the kind of behavior you would expect from a public servant, to sort of leave those things to fate. charlie: much has been made of not going into michigan. they go into michigan? mystery.ig you have people like debbie tingle saying come in, for months. for whatever reason, they didn't take it seriously. there's this great moment of frustration where she's getting ready for a debate and it's the night after the michigan primary. it's one of the day lots of the campaign where she's letting her aides -- blowups of the campaign where she's letting her aides have it. it's a moment of frustration, i think. and it came back to haunt her. they never quite fixed that problem in the general election. that was one of the stakes that ultimately led to her defeat. clinton thought the campaign, and especially some of the campaign management, did a terrible job. >>
it's difficult to account for what james comey did. a very good "the new york time" it's good for a pulitzer. she left her fate in the hands of the justice department and fbi. that is not the kind of behavior you would expect from a public servant, to sort of leave those things to fate. charlie: much has been made of not going into michigan. they go into michigan? mystery.ig you have people like debbie tingle saying come in, for months. for whatever reason, they didn't take it...
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coordinator james comey in yesterday to terminate investigation of michael flynn. white house denied wrongdoing. monday it was revealed president trump revealed highly classified intelligence to russians reportedly sharing information given by israel. the president defended his decision as his absolute right in a series of tweets wednesday morning. the news has criticism about the trump administration's alleged ties to russia which date back to his 2016 presidential campaign. katy tur covered donald trump since the beginning, anchors the 2:00 p.m. show at msnbc. welcome. >> thank you. >> rose: i don't know where to start. >> it's been really quiet. >> rose: yeah. david brooks had a column today said the world led by child. comey memo says trump asked him to end flynn investigation. of course the trump people and press officials denied that. >> yeah. >> rose: you've got the classified information released, that's a controversy. where is it all going? how do you comprehend this? >> it's hard to say where it is all going, but just take this -- we were calling it seven
coordinator james comey in yesterday to terminate investigation of michael flynn. white house denied wrongdoing. monday it was revealed president trump revealed highly classified intelligence to russians reportedly sharing information given by israel. the president defended his decision as his absolute right in a series of tweets wednesday morning. the news has criticism about the trump administration's alleged ties to russia which date back to his 2016 presidential campaign. katy tur covered...
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charlie: we begin this evening with our continuing coverage of james comey's firing. in an interview with lester in an interview with -- in an interview with nbc's lester holt, donald trump said he would've fired james comey, despite recommendations. it contradic t statement regarding comey's abrupt. they rejected claims that comey lost the support of a rank-and-file fbi agents. >> is it accurate that the rank and file no longer supported director comey? >> no, sir. that is not accurate. charlie: the administration's credibility has been called into question. joining me now from washington is bob costa from "the washington post." i am pleased him back on the program. bob, what damage you think this is doing to donald trump, if any? bob: it is doing damage to him on several fronts. within the white house, it has caused some tumult. the staff, in some respects, felt unprepared for this, the president made a personal decision with the attorney general and white house counsel. but more broadly, the party on capitol hill -- i'm just walked over from capitol hill -- they fe
charlie: we begin this evening with our continuing coverage of james comey's firing. in an interview with lester in an interview with -- in an interview with nbc's lester holt, donald trump said he would've fired james comey, despite recommendations. it contradic t statement regarding comey's abrupt. they rejected claims that comey lost the support of a rank-and-file fbi agents. >> is it accurate that the rank and file no longer supported director comey? >> no, sir. that is not...
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james comey decided she didn't do anything that was criminally prosecutable. least did somethingought shee politically had fool hardy in setting up this system. and there was nothing forth coming for months and months and months. >> rose: well, do you guys believe that if comey had never said anything that she would have won? >> i think it's hard to replay that. i think, it was such a close election, 70, 80,000 votes in three states, that you could point to any factor as the cause. >> rose: there was momentum, and so he then said what he said, it's near the end of the campaign because he said something early in the campaign. >> correct. there was no accounting for-- i think it's difficult to account for what james comey did. >> rose: try to explain it in a "new york times" piece. >> a very good "new york times" piece. that san early favorite for a pulitzer. but she left her fated in the hands of the justice department and the fbi. that is not the kind of behavior that you would expect from a public servant to sort of leave those things to fate. >> rose: much h
james comey decided she didn't do anything that was criminally prosecutable. least did somethingought shee politically had fool hardy in setting up this system. and there was nothing forth coming for months and months and months. >> rose: well, do you guys believe that if comey had never said anything that she would have won? >> i think it's hard to replay that. i think, it was such a close election, 70, 80,000 votes in three states, that you could point to any factor as the cause....
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they took that from james comey. they said because of that, she should not be allowed to have access to classified information. is one of the reasons why they thought she was not fit for office. they are on the record saying this. they are on the record tweeting this. twitter is an amazing thing. you can find everybody's tweet and see what they said. and now, given the circumstances. he admitted to doing it this morning. what do the republicans do going forward? do they stand by previous statements, or prove it is partisan politics? charlie: it is also interesting, his staff and donald trump i looking at the same events and coming up with different interpretations of it. generally people have an admiration of the community they work in. h.r. mcmasters said there was no disclosure and of source or methods. and then donald trump comes along and says, well, it is my theto share things with russians because i'm trying to enlist them in the fight against terrorism and especially isis. charlie: it was a bit of a red herrin
they took that from james comey. they said because of that, she should not be allowed to have access to classified information. is one of the reasons why they thought she was not fit for office. they are on the record saying this. they are on the record tweeting this. twitter is an amazing thing. you can find everybody's tweet and see what they said. and now, given the circumstances. he admitted to doing it this morning. what do the republicans do going forward? do they stand by previous...
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in some respects the firing of james comey puts greater fire in the belly of the career agents, the career prosecutors without fear or favor to follow this thing. >> it's doing damage to him on several fronts. it was in the white house. it's caused tumult. the staff, in some respects, felt unprepared for this. the president made a personal decision over the weekend with the attorney general and his white house counsel. but more broadly capitol hill feel like they were given a curve ball this week by this decision. they were not ready to talk through the president's decision or defend him in an articulate way and then gives disruption to his entire agenda as he tries to pursue healthcare and taxes. now all everyone's talking about here in washington is russia and director comey or former director comey. >> rose: what's your impression to have the the senate intention committee investigation? >> so far yielded little. senator burr has been careful in the language he uses publicly to make sure he keeps his credibility. but there is tension about how far to lean in because democrats wan
in some respects the firing of james comey puts greater fire in the belly of the career agents, the career prosecutors without fear or favor to follow this thing. >> it's doing damage to him on several fronts. it was in the white house. it's caused tumult. the staff, in some respects, felt unprepared for this. the president made a personal decision over the weekend with the attorney general and his white house counsel. but more broadly capitol hill feel like they were given a curve ball...
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than a week after the firing of james comey, the white house careened into further damage control today following reporting that is event trump comey to end an investigation into michael flynn's ties to russia. meanwhile, the president faces increasing questions about classified information he shared with russian diplomat last week in the oval office. joining me is molly ball, staff writer of the atlantic, where she covers u.s. politics. we are pleased to welcome her back to this program. -- thisident's did president did speak today to coast guard graduates and said he's been treated worse and more unfairly than any politician in history. >> that's right, in an apparently scripted commencement event. the president complained about the way he is being treated. sourcesar and i think inside the white house's will to is this, he is angry, he lashing out, but he continues to see himself as the victim of an ,nfair process and unfair media unfair bureaucracy that he believes is out to get him even as he has more or less confirmed some of the most damning allegations against him. >> as we talk
than a week after the firing of james comey, the white house careened into further damage control today following reporting that is event trump comey to end an investigation into michael flynn's ties to russia. meanwhile, the president faces increasing questions about classified information he shared with russian diplomat last week in the oval office. joining me is molly ball, staff writer of the atlantic, where she covers u.s. politics. we are pleased to welcome her back to this program. --...
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charlie: do you know james comey? admiral mullen: i did not. i just knew of him and thought very highly of him. certainly, his reputation was superb. the first time i ever focused on him was in the bush administration when he took on the issue of torture. and famously went over to the attorney general ashcroft's hospital bed to intervene. that is james comey. that has been his reputation throughout. charlie: the white house was trying to get them to sign something and he said no. admiral mullen: he camped out to make sure it was not going to happen. charlie: that is a question we have today, whether anybody can say no to the president. it is often true of other presidents. this is a clear question. nobody knows who can say no to the president. admiral mullen: and rightfully so, it is the most powerful office in the world. you go into that oval office, closing the door giving the president frank advice, telling the president where he is wrong is very tough. every president needs somebody to do that. charlie: it is tough because -- admiral mullen
charlie: do you know james comey? admiral mullen: i did not. i just knew of him and thought very highly of him. certainly, his reputation was superb. the first time i ever focused on him was in the bush administration when he took on the issue of torture. and famously went over to the attorney general ashcroft's hospital bed to intervene. that is james comey. that has been his reputation throughout. charlie: the white house was trying to get them to sign something and he said no. admiral...
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jeff: let's talk about james comey. he is eager to speak public. when will it happen and how soon will it happen? molly: we don't know. the house and senate intelligence committees have both requested the actual documents that were referred to in "the new york times" story yesterday. the memo that they did not physically have, but other news organizations have confirmed that. you have the house and senate intelligence committees saying we want to see these documents we want all the information. , at this point, they are just requesting the documents every chaffetzen you have saying if they do not get everything they want, they will issue subpoenas. comey apparently wants to testify publicly. that was why he turned down the request to testify privately. we don't know when that will happen. jeff: these contemporaneous notes that james comey took as has been discussed, it's something he's done for a long time. one would suspect that there are a good number of them out there. molly: yes, it has been reported that comey kept detailed notes on every conv
jeff: let's talk about james comey. he is eager to speak public. when will it happen and how soon will it happen? molly: we don't know. the house and senate intelligence committees have both requested the actual documents that were referred to in "the new york times" story yesterday. the memo that they did not physically have, but other news organizations have confirmed that. you have the house and senate intelligence committees saying we want to see these documents we want all the...
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the president could have fired james comey without much drama. it was certainly going to be a controversy and a big story no matter what, but to do it and then to have your white house senior officials from the vice , president on down give an , explanation for why it happened for nearly two full days that turns out to be completely wrong, creates great uncertainty and i think puts that agenda in jeopardy. charlie: does it worry europe? gillian: it certainly worries europe and it worries asia as well. i was in asia last weekend. aboutpanese are talking the risk of north korean missile strikes and preparing, they are very -- making jokes, essentially, black jokes, about who looks more crazy the , president of president trump or the president of north korea. that is an extreme parity, but the reality is that these kind of tweets, this kind of reality tv presidential performance is leaving people around the world not only baffled but increasingly alarmed given the , severity of the geo political challenges. charlie: why does he do it? gillian: i thi
the president could have fired james comey without much drama. it was certainly going to be a controversy and a big story no matter what, but to do it and then to have your white house senior officials from the vice , president on down give an , explanation for why it happened for nearly two full days that turns out to be completely wrong, creates great uncertainty and i think puts that agenda in jeopardy. charlie: does it worry europe? gillian: it certainly worries europe and it worries asia...
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we had the president in that meeting with the russian officials referring to james comey as a nut job. you have robert mueller, special council, who is friends with comey, allied with comey over the years, so a lot of this is going to come out. jim comey wanted, interestingly enough, to testify in beelike, and that's -- testify in public and that's partly to protect himself so there wasn't questions about what was said behind closed doors, but in addition to being a headache for the white house, this is going to be unbelievable drama. i think there was a tweet the other day that someone from "house of cards" said washington had stolen all their ideas for the next season. >> rose: is the president going to have any kind of legislative agenda when you look at all the issues he's facing? >> it's very possible it's going to be a shutout. you have to start and acknowledge the signature achievement, the collection and confirmation of justice gorsuch, supreme court, a 30-year change in society and road to tipping the balance of the court with one more selection and a choice that gave this pr
we had the president in that meeting with the russian officials referring to james comey as a nut job. you have robert mueller, special council, who is friends with comey, allied with comey over the years, so a lot of this is going to come out. jim comey wanted, interestingly enough, to testify in beelike, and that's -- testify in public and that's partly to protect himself so there wasn't questions about what was said behind closed doors, but in addition to being a headache for the white...
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everybody dead on the floor. >> glor: to start here, let's talk about james comey. it would appear that he is eager to speak publicly. when-- will it happen and how soon do we think it might happen? >> we really don't know. the house and senate intelligence communities now have both requested the actual documents that were referred to in "the new york times" story yesterday, this memo that the times actually did not physically have but had been read into and numerous other media organizations confirmed that reporting. so you have jason chaffetz chaffetz, the house and senate intelligence community all saying we want to see these documents, we want all the information. at this point they are just requesting the documents. and then you have chaffetz saying if they don't get what they want they are prepared to issue spps. comey apparently wants to testify publicly. apparently that was why he turned down the request to testify privately. but we don't yet know when that is going to happen as far as i know. >> glor: and these con temp rainious notes that james comey took
everybody dead on the floor. >> glor: to start here, let's talk about james comey. it would appear that he is eager to speak publicly. when-- will it happen and how soon do we think it might happen? >> we really don't know. the house and senate intelligence communities now have both requested the actual documents that were referred to in "the new york times" story yesterday, this memo that the times actually did not physically have but had been read into and numerous other...
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but that's james comey. that's been his reputation throughout. >> charlie: the white house was interesting to get him to sign something and he said no. >> he camped out to make sure it wouldn't happen. >> charlie: that's the question we have today whether anybody can say no to the president and this is a clear question, nobody knows who can say no to the president. >> and rightfully so it's to the most power. -- in the world and you close the door and give the president frank advice and telling the president where he's wrong very tough. every president needs somebody to do that. >> charlie: it's tough because what? >> it's always tough it tell the boss, whoever the boss is he or she is wrong. it's that much more difficulty because of the graphity -- gravity of the issue and it's the president of the united states. >> charlie: has social media changed us all? >> it's changing us and moving more quickly. we can argue whether it's good or bad. >> charlie: let me talk about places around the world. the state of
but that's james comey. that's been his reputation throughout. >> charlie: the white house was interesting to get him to sign something and he said no. >> he camped out to make sure it wouldn't happen. >> charlie: that's the question we have today whether anybody can say no to the president and this is a clear question, nobody knows who can say no to the president. >> and rightfully so it's to the most power. -- in the world and you close the door and give the president...
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charlie: we begin with the fallout surrounding president trump's firing of james comey earlier this week. trump began the week warning comey of leaking anything negative about him and president search s broadend his for f.b.i. director and considering an interim director. jonathan karl is here and he had rollins and gillian tett. i'm pleased to have you here. and jonathan from his perch at the white house. we take advantage of his time. what do you make of all this. you have worked for president reagan. >> this particular president doesn't understand the impact every time he tweets something. ok, he will get better when he is in the white house. the two failures is lack of a strategy and personnel is way behind. he could have fired comey on january 20, but you can't go out and beat him up. you have to say thank you for your 30 years of service. he had a difficult time and they questioned his judgments on some of the things he did in the case, but you can't go out there and batter him or demoralize an agency that has been demoralized in the past or make the accusations that he has ever le
charlie: we begin with the fallout surrounding president trump's firing of james comey earlier this week. trump began the week warning comey of leaking anything negative about him and president search s broadend his for f.b.i. director and considering an interim director. jonathan karl is here and he had rollins and gillian tett. i'm pleased to have you here. and jonathan from his perch at the white house. we take advantage of his time. what do you make of all this. you have worked for...
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president trump said it was his decision to fire james comey, the fbi director. john said he was going to do it, regardless of the recommendation from the justice department. president trump: i was going to fire comey, my decision. there is no good time to do it, by the way. >> the president also said comey told him on three different invest -- occasions, he was not under investigation. the window has
president trump said it was his decision to fire james comey, the fbi director. john said he was going to do it, regardless of the recommendation from the justice department. president trump: i was going to fire comey, my decision. there is no good time to do it, by the way. >> the president also said comey told him on three different invest -- occasions, he was not under investigation. the window has
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agents think about james comey, especially after he was fired? >> there is a lot of discussion about that. i respect director mueller more than anyone in the world. he was respected in the f.b.i., but i do not know that he was loved. he is not warm and fuzzy. use often barking. charlie: he had to make hard decisions. >> he was in a difficult time of transition for the f.b.i. as we moved to transform from being primarily a law enforcement agency to one whose job was to prevent acts from occurring like terrorism. director comey when he went around, he placed a lot of emphasis on improving morale and climate after wrenching change. and he was beloved by the agents. comey was beloved by the agents in the field. charlie: a lot of people did not like him and thought he made a lot of mistakes. in your judgment and observation? >> there may be many who disagreed with some of the decisions he made. i will tell you something else, charlie. one thing comey believes in deeply was measuring how people felt. they put out a climate survey constantly within the
agents think about james comey, especially after he was fired? >> there is a lot of discussion about that. i respect director mueller more than anyone in the world. he was respected in the f.b.i., but i do not know that he was loved. he is not warm and fuzzy. use often barking. charlie: he had to make hard decisions. >> he was in a difficult time of transition for the f.b.i. as we moved to transform from being primarily a law enforcement agency to one whose job was to prevent acts...
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in a remarkable development, president trump has fired fbi director james comey. the white house said that the president acted on the clear recommendations of both the deputy attorney general and attorney general jeff sessions. the sudden firing raises a host of questions, including whether the firing is an attempt by president trump to influence the russian probe. it brings to an end what has been a turbulent year for the fbi chief and one-time career prosecutor. here is a report from cbs evening news with scott kelly. scott: this evening, president trump fired the director of the fbi, james comey. he was leading the investigation was -- into whether associates of mr. trump colluded with the russian government to influence the u.s. presidential election. late today in an oddly worded letter in which the president declares his own innocence, mr. trump told comey yes concluded that comey is not able to effectively lead the bureau. comey, who is well-known known for integrity, was appointed by president obama and had another six years to go. on a 10 year appointment
in a remarkable development, president trump has fired fbi director james comey. the white house said that the president acted on the clear recommendations of both the deputy attorney general and attorney general jeff sessions. the sudden firing raises a host of questions, including whether the firing is an attempt by president trump to influence the russian probe. it brings to an end what has been a turbulent year for the fbi chief and one-time career prosecutor. here is a report from cbs...
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we begin this evening with our continuing coverage of james comey's firing, in an interview with nbc's lester hold president trump said we have fired the fbi director regardless of the justice department's recommendation, of the president comments contradict the previous statement. meanwhile testifying before the senate intelligence committee, acting fbi director andrew mccade rejectedded the white house claims that comey lost the support of rank and file fbi agents. >> is it ak rat that the rank and file no longer supported director comey? >> no, sir, that is not accurate. >> rose: the administration's credibility has been called into question by the several misleading accounts. >> joining me from washington is bob costa a national political reporter at the "washington post" and moderator of washington week on pbs. i'm pleased to have him back on our program. bob, let me just tell you one broad question, what damage do you think this is doing to donald trump, if any? >> it is doing damage to him on several fronts, within the white house it has caused tum ult, the staff in some respect
we begin this evening with our continuing coverage of james comey's firing, in an interview with nbc's lester hold president trump said we have fired the fbi director regardless of the justice department's recommendation, of the president comments contradict the previous statement. meanwhile testifying before the senate intelligence committee, acting fbi director andrew mccade rejectedded the white house claims that comey lost the support of rank and file fbi agents. >> is it ak rat that...
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and, third, why are you irritating james comey? he should want to make nice with comey or just be quiet because anything he says not only will maybe cause jim comey to be defensive and want to put out more of his documentation that he clearly has, but also, any comment like this is going to make people more likely, even allies, to question the president's motives. >> rose: there was also trouble for the trump administration overseas this week. on sunday, north korea conducted its seventh missile test this year. analysts are describing it as pyongyang's most successful launch yet. the missile was reportedly large enough to eventually carry a nuclear warhead. what should the united states do? ben rhodes rhodes served as the national security adviser for president obama, david sanger is the national security correspondent for "the new york times." >> they're doing a series of tests that are going high up into space. this one went 2,000 kilometers, 1400 miles. and then it's doing a very sharp prabula and coming down. it landed only 400
and, third, why are you irritating james comey? he should want to make nice with comey or just be quiet because anything he says not only will maybe cause jim comey to be defensive and want to put out more of his documentation that he clearly has, but also, any comment like this is going to make people more likely, even allies, to question the president's motives. >> rose: there was also trouble for the trump administration overseas this week. on sunday, north korea conducted its seventh...
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. >> what is his relationship with james comey. i have always thought they were friends. there are people who are both steeped in the tradition. >> he's is not a mentored proteÉgee. it's not mentor proteÉgee. >> it is not. >> they're very different people rose: how so? bob mueller -- i will 85 you some examples. when i worked for mueller, every day he wore button do you think red tie, jacket. rarely took over his office. when comey took over, he made a point -- and i was in the briefing that day when we were getting the threat briefing and i to a double take because he showed up in that fbi sioc wear i believe a blue spirit and not the most traditional blue. and so they have different personalities, and also you know when prepping, descrr mueller, we prep with him hours and hours on end and he read his materials very carefully, she not a casual public speaker, director comey is one of the only witnesses have seen testify before congress that fave his opening statement without reading it. he did it with no notes. so two different personalities. i think they were steeped
. >> what is his relationship with james comey. i have always thought they were friends. there are people who are both steeped in the tradition. >> he's is not a mentored proteÉgee. it's not mentor proteÉgee. >> it is not. >> they're very different people rose: how so? bob mueller -- i will 85 you some examples. when i worked for mueller, every day he wore button do you think red tie, jacket. rarely took over his office. when comey took over, he made a point -- and i...